The number of new eviction cases in Cook County has returned to pre-pandemic levels, straining law enforcement and the courts, while a recent case involving a property on the Northwest Side took a …| WGN-TV
A Cook County judge found DCFS Director Marc Smith in contempt on Thursday. It’s the ninth time this year that| Capitol News Illinois
New court-watching report shows Cook County eviction courts are far from accessible for tenants, who are overwhelming Black and Latine people without legal representation. The post NEW Court-Watching Report – Evicted in the Dark: Findings & Observations from Cook County Eviction Courts appeared first on Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts.| Chicago Appleseed Center for Fair Courts
We are calling on the Cook County Board of Commissioners to protect funding for essential services like violence prevention, behavioral health, and community investment to reduce intra-community violence. Cook County can support these services by freezing law enforcement spending, which is already far above levels set when the jail and state’s attorney’s office had higher […]| Coalition to End Money Bond
The state’s attorney promised to transform the office. Data shows she’s dismissed thousands of felonies that would have been pursued in the past.| The Marshall Project
The top four candidates were within 4% of one another late Tuesday night as primary results were being finalized.| Duluth News Tribune
Observations in Cook, Lake, Winnebago, and McLean Counties| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Bond Decisions in Cook County| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
This tool presents data comparing existing Cook bond decisions with the new PFA detainable groups.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
This report by researchers at the Center for Criminal Justice Research, Policy, and Practice at Loyola University Chicago analyzes the impact of bond reform in Cook County on felony bond court decisions, pretrial release, and crime.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
Examines the prevalence and factors that influence probation revocation in Cook County, Illinois.| Loyola University of Chicago Center for Criminal Justice
